Endless pre-loved items. A crucial source of fundraising. A store that runs your way. Superstore manager £27,508-£32,561 plus benefits Reports to: Area manager Department: Trading Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week Location: Newbury Superstore Closing date: Open until filled. We will be shortlisting on a rolling basis and will close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you. Surround yourself with picturesque views in the cosy town of Newbury With a nearby racecourse and river flowing through the town Newbury is a stunning place to start your next chapter at CRUK. We’re looking for a motivating superstore manager to join our vibrant Superstore in Newbury. Located just off the motorway in Pinchington Lane, our Superstore is surrounded by a variety of big brands and coffee spots inside a retail park. You will be spoiled with plenty of free parking available, or a simple 20-minute bus ride from Newbury station and just a 30-minute train ride to Reading. Newbury is a town not to skipped when looking for your next career move. Our superstores are up to 5 times bigger than our high street shops offering more products and more opportunities They serve as a hub for the community to connect with our brand and mission. In a dynamic setting, you'll be managing a fun sociable team of 12 paid staff and up to 14 volunteers. A fantastic opportunity to be a part of something meaningful and really make a difference. What will I be doing? Guiding, inspiring and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment, retention and development of a diverse superstore team. Taking ownership and responsibility for the commercial running of your superstore including display and merchandising, stock management and generation, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income. Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service. Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales. Working to agreed targets for donated stock, cash, benchmark gift aid, average selling price, sell through and stock processing. Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues to generate community engagement and additional income and stock. Oversee the movement and distribution of large volumes of donations including across other Cancer Research UK shops, superstores and eCommerce. Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets. Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies. There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role. What are you looking for? Commercial awareness with previous success working with sales and profit targets. Experience of managing and inspiring a large and diverse team of people. Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets. The ability to multi-task in a lively high volume retail environment with large volumes of stock. Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently. Creativity and a desire to seek out opportunities for new and innovative ways of working. Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don’t forget that you have a life outside of work too. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact recruitmentcancer.org.uk or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.